The City of Warner Robins’ Citizen Safety Digital Twin for Community Resilience project was recognized at the 2024 Taipei Smart City Summit and Expo with the Intelligent Community Forum’s Smart21 Community Award. Alongside Georgia Tech, MGA researchers played a role in the project, part of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation’s (Partnership) Community Research Grant program.
"The Warner Robins project to develop and test a Citizen Safety Digital Twin for Community Resilience integrated a dynamic license plate reader solution with police department investigation practices to help lower crime rates in the community. Working with researchers from Georgia Tech and Middle Georgia State University, the Warner Robins Police Department used historical crime data to determine the optimal location and direction to place license plate reader cameras. During the six-month pilot phase of the project, the data helped recover 27 stolen vehicles and solve three major crimes — a shooting and two homicides.
“'It’s one of the best investments we can make as a city because it brings the peace of mind of safe streets, safe communities, safe shopping experiences. The fact that we have our flock cameras in different areas in our city with the smart technology to expand the footprint of our police department helps us solve crime and also deter crime, which is even more beneficial,' Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick said."
Winners of the Intelligent Community Forum’s Smart21 Community Award at the 2024 Taipei Smart City Summit and Expo. Photo: Newswire.